Full Result 2.25 Chepstow | 6 July 1996

Woodpecker Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-80, 3yo+) (1m2f36yds) 1m2f OMS Good To Firm

1st £3,780.50 2nd £1,139 3rd £552 4th £258.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	. Alaflak (IRE) 11/4F Simon Whitworth Major W R Hern	Simon Whitworth Major W R Hern	5	913	78	74	80	–
b h Caerleon (USA) - Safe Haven (Blakeney)
Held up and behind, ridden over 3f out, switched right and good headway over 2f out, edged left final furlong, hard ridden to lead last strides

2⁽³⁾ hd	. Voila Premiere (IRE) 7/1 H K Yim ³ Mark H Tompkins	H K Yim ³ Mark H Tompkins	4	810	64	57	66	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Salustrina (Sallust)
Led, ridden inside final furlong, headed last strides

3⁽⁷⁾ nk [½]	. Pay Homage 15/2 Martin Dwyer ⁵ I A Balding	Martin Dwyer ⁵ I A Balding	8	93	73	63	74	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Embraceable Slew (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up and pulled hard, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [2½]	. Mister O'Grady (IRE) 11/1 Seb Sanders R Akehurst	Seb Sanders R Akehurst	5	81 4	52	44	49	–
b g Mister Majestic - Judy O'Grady (Whistler I)
Held up, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace

5⁽¹⁾ 4 [6½]	. Major Dundee I (IRE) 7/1 Dane O'Neill ³ Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill ³ Richard Hannon Snr	3	813	78	61	68	–
b c Distinctly North (USA) - Indigo Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, weakened 2f out

6⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [9]	. Irrepressible (IRE) 14/1 D Wright ³ Ron Hodges	D Wright ³ Ron Hodges	5	79	49	28	35	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Lady Of Shalott I (Kings Lake)
With leader until weakened well over 1f out

7⁽⁵⁾ 6 [15]	. Monument 8/1 Steve Drowne ³ J S King	Steve Drowne ³ J S King	4	811	65	35	40	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - In Perpetuity (Great Nephew)
Held up and behind, hard ridden 4f out, no response

8⁽⁸⁾ 7 [22]	. Prince Of Spades 33/1 Tony Clark F Jordan	Tony Clark F Jordan	4	84	55	17	17	–
ch g Shavian - Diamond Princess I (Horage)
Prominent until weakened 2f out

9⁽⁴⁾ 20 [42]	. Sovereign Page (USA) 5/1 W J O'Connor B Hanbury	W J O'Connor B Hanbury	7	100	79	3	–	–
ch g Caro - Tashinsky (USA) (Nijinsky)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened over 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong. stewards told: jockey reported, horse lost his action in the final furlong and a half

9 ran Off time: 2:27:00 Winning time: 2m 8.40s (slow by 2.40s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Alaflak) 1st breeder: R A Collins
2nd owner: B W Gaule (Voila Premiere)
3rd owner: Miss A V Hill (Pay Homage)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 90 (47%) M [4-6] 13 (32%) H [7-9] 47 (21%)

2:25 Chepstow 6 Jul 1996

Woodpecker Handicap Class D